Dr Zafar, Iranian health minister hold virtual meeting, discuss Covid-19 pandemic
He informed Iranian minister that PM of Pakistan Imran Khan monitors the situation himself.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Zafar Mirza on Monday held a video conference with Iranian Health Minister with the aim to strengthen joint cooperation and exchange experiences to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic.
During the virtual meeting, the special assistant and Iranian Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Saeed Namaki discussed the prevailing situation due to the corona outbreak and bilateral relations.
They shared the steps and measures taken by each other’s governments to manage the outbreak of corona. The purpose the meeting was to exchange experiences between the two neighboring countries to overcome the crisis in coronavirus.
Dr Mirza during the meeting praised the effective measures taken by the Iranian government against the Coronavirus.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Zafar said that Pakistan has established National Command and Operations Center to overcome the challenge of Covid-19 adding that the center monitors the situation on daily basis.
He informed the Iranian minister that the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan monitors the situation himself. He told Minister Saeed Namaki that the first coronavirus case was reported in Pakistan on February 26.
During the meeting Iran’s health minister Saeed Namaki highlighted the close and fraternal relations between the two countries, adding that Iran as a national policy promoted social distancing and is ready to share its experience with friendly and neighboring Pakistan.
Dr Mirza added that Pakistan has conducted more than 213,000 tests so far, and in the past 24 hours, nearly 10,000 corona tests have been performed in different parts of the country, trying to bring the screening level to 20,000 a day.
According to National Command and Operation Center the number of Covid-19 patients in Pakistan has soared to 20, 186 with 5,590 recoveries and 462 deaths.
